I needed to hit rock bottom: pole vaulter Hooker
2012-05-16 17:14:19
Hitting rock bottom six months before the London Games was the best thing that could have happened to Steve Hooker, the Olympic pole vault champion said, after climbing out of an abyss of self-doubt to qualify last week.
Slovakian rider wins Stage 3 of Tour de California
2012-05-16 16:50:41
Team Liquigas-Cannondale rider Peter Sagan of Slovakia winns Stage 3 of the Tour of California in Livermore, California May 15, 2012.
In photos: US Olympians for London Games
2012-05-16 16:42:22
US Olympians strike pose for portrait during the 2012 US Olympic Team Media Summit in Dallas, Texas, May 15, 2012, ahead of the London Games.
Aussie woman boxer Elmir banned for doping
2012-05-16 16:09:31
Australian boxer Bianca Elmir's hopes of competing at the London Olympics are in jeopardy after she was slapped with a provisional ban for failing a doping test at national championships in February.
BBC to offer live action on mobiles
2012-05-16 14:04:14
Britons who have missed out on tickets for the Olympics will be able to see all the sporting action live on mobile devices.
US set for battle to top London medal table
2012-05-16 13:57:10
The United States Olympic Committee's media summit wrapped up on Tuesday with no bold predictions but plenty of expectations as American athletes again look to top the medal table in London.
Torch relay braves rain near Athens
2012-05-16 13:20:47
The Olympic Flame Torch Relay for the 2012 London Games continued its trip across Greece on Tuesday, braving rain, as it nears Athens for the handing over ceremony on Thursday.
Sports-themed biscuits created to welcome Olympics
2012-05-16 09:38:44
Sports-themed biscuits have been created in celebration of the upcoming London 2012 Olympics.
An eye for an eye? Nope, but Thunder get revenge
2012-05-16 08:08:46
When the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City last met, Metta World Peace delivered an elbow that sent the Thunder's James Harden home with a concussion.
76ers even series with victory over Celts
2012-05-16 08:08:46
After taking out the top seed in the Eastern Conference in the opening round of the playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers weren't about to get discouraged by a one-point loss to Boston to start the second round.
Ferguson says youth, not cash, wins in the long run
2012-05-16 08:08:46
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said on Monday he wasn't concerned by rival and newly-crowned Premier League champion Manchester City's ability to out bid it in the transfer market.
Mexican divers hope to surpass Chinese
2012-05-15 15:47:11
Mexico is counting on the youthful energy and ambition of teenager Carolina Mendoza to complement the experience of 2009 world champion Paola Espinosa as they bid to upstage China's divers at the 2012 Olympic Games.